CHIZAMI, JUNE 29: Another Child Development Project Officer office of the Social Welfare department has been inaugurated. The new office was inaugurated at Chizami in Phek district by Minister for Social Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs Kiyaneilie Peseyie.
In his inaugural speech, the politician disclosed that there were 60 operational ICDS projects operating all over Nagaland, catering to the needs of deserving people, especially women and children through a network of 3, 455 Anganwadi centers. He said that the rapid expansion of the department entails bigger responsibility to every officer for rendering better and more meaningful service to the people.
He also stated happiness that the Government of India, Ministry of Women and Child Development has approved the strengthening and restructuring of ICDS with an objective to prevent and reduce young children under nutrition, enhance early development and learning outcomes in all children from 0-6 years of age, improve care and nutrition of girls and women as well as to reduce anemia prevalence in young children. He also informed that the department has already sent proposal for the creation of more ICDS cell in the state and said that they are now awaiting approval.
Further impressing upon that there is room for improvement and development in the manner of delivery and execution of all round development programs in the state, he said, “let us all look forward to the future, forgetting the past and things that bind us from moving forward.
Let us join hands to bring unity, peace and prosperity to our land. Without peace, we have no development.”In the meantime, he appealed to the people of Chizami to extend their cooperation and support to the government so that the aims and objective of the CDPO office in particular and ICDS schemes in general can be fully achieved.
Another politician, Parliamentary Secretary for Higher and Technical Education Deo Nukhu sought the support and cooperation of the people in Chizami area while urging them to make the best use of the office. He asked them to avail the benefits especially for the growth and welfare of the women and children.
The parliamentary secretary also impressed upon the gathering that it has been a long cherished desire of the people while stating that the CDPO office was approved 4 years ago by the government of India. In this regard, he congratulated the department on the inaugural of the office and also extended his gratitude to the concerned authority for making it a reality.
In her short speech, the secretary for Social Welfare, Dellirose M Sakhrie emphasized on public participation for
successful and effective implementation of the program. Stating that a productive society requires development of human resources, she dwelt on the importance of raising children in the right way by imparting values and principles that will later make them responsible citizens.
The deputy commissioner for Phek district, Morohu Chotso, also spoke on the occasion while Village Chairman of Chizami, Kewepelo Tsuhah highlighted that CDPO office is one of the most important offices as it focuses on the development of children welfare. “No other development is more important than the development of children as they are our future”, he stated.
The administrator also thanked the parliamentary secretary, the minister for social welfare and the department for the initiative taken towards the opening of the office. Earlier, Kewe Kenye, OSD, Social Welfare gave the introductory speech.
